NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1982657276 MD
Verify on CMS → William Kurtz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Brentwood, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 26,109 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
763
Medicare Part D claims · 344 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 344
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$92.5K
17 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
William Kurtz, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 763 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 763
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥70th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about William Kurtz, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1982657276), first enumerated 05/18/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 763 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$92.5K in reported industry payments (17 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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Compare Kurtz with other Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in Tennessee
- Dr. Amir Abtahi, M.D. Nashville, TN
- Dr. Kyle Achors, M.D. Knoxville, TN
- Dr. Colin Ackerman, MD Germantown, TN
- Dr. Jeffrey Adams, M.D. Columbia, TN
- Dr. Merritt Adams, M.D Chattanooga, TN
- Dr. Alan Aiken, DO Johnson City, TN
Other specialties in Brentwood: Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist (590) · Surgical Technologist (139) · Mental Health Counselor (137) · Family Nurse Practitioner (134)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1982657276 · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1982657276
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 26K Orthopaedic Surgery
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 763
- BOOK-LIGHT 538 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-ENUM Michael Jablon, MD · 2006
William Kurtz, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
763 ≥ 70th percentile 70% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
William Kurtz, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about William Kurtz, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
763 122% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1982657276 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/18/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where William Kurtz, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
Clarksville, TN
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PA
Nashville, TN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for William Kurtz, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$92.5K
Largest payer
restor3d, inc.
Most common payment type
Travel and Lodging
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
763
Total Claims
$7K
Total Drug Cost
344
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 839.733
- Total Day Supply
- 17,924
- Generic Drug Cost
- $6K
- Opioid Claims
- 155 (20.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 59
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.14
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 22, 65-74: 173, 75-84: 120, 85+: 29
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What William Kurtz, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
226 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
109 claims
- Celecoxib 67
Celecoxib
67 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 53
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
53 claims
- Methylprednisolone 50
Methylprednisolone
50 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 45
Tramadol Hcl
45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 37
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
37 claims
- Amoxicillin 30
Amoxicillin
30 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 226 |
| Gabapentin | 109 |
| Celecoxib | 67 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 53 |
| Methylprednisolone | 50 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 45 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 |
| Amoxicillin | 30 |
| Ibuprofen | 29 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 21 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How William Kurtz, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
26,109
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
344
Avg Claims per Provider
William Kurtz, MD's 763 claims are above the specialty average of 344.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kurtz, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kurtz.
One of 538 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Marc Aiken
MD
Johnson City, TN
Dr. Muhammad Ajmal
MD
Nashville, TN
Dr. William Albers
M.D.
Germantown, TN
Dr. Graham Albert
MD
Chattanooga, TN
Dr. Matthew Anderson
M.D.
Franklin, TN
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is William Kurtz, MD's specialty? ▼
William Kurtz, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Brentwood, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
How much does William Kurtz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, William Kurtz, MD wrote 763 Medicare Part D claims totaling $7K in drug costs for 344 beneficiaries.
What is William Kurtz, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
William Kurtz, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is William Kurtz, MD located? ▼
William Kurtz, MD is located at 134 FRANKLIN RD, Brentwood, TN, 37027. Phone: (615) 236-5000.
What is William Kurtz, MD's NPI number? ▼
William Kurtz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982657276, issued on 05/18/2006.
Does William Kurtz, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, William Kurtz, MD had 155 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 20.3%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 26,109 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 344 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does William Kurtz, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, William Kurtz, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Gabapentin, Celecoxib. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does William Kurtz, MD accept Medicare? ▼
William Kurtz, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 763 Part D claims and 344 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify William Kurtz, MD's credentials? ▼
William Kurtz, MD's NPI is 1982657276 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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